by Christian Flynn
everyone in new york is beautiful
Recommended by
- everyone in new york is beautiful“
- everyone in new york is beautiful“
- everyone in new york is beautiful“
Character Information
- Rena Rodriguez(Ree-nuh) Late twenties. Bisexual. Half Latina. Chapo Trap House. Poet/ Podcaster. Sort of has a health goth/ athleisure punk rock/ alternative hip hop thing going. Obsessive. Never stops talking. A character and a half. Everyone who meets her remembers her. One of those people who you would consider a “character” if you met them in real life. Addicted to caffeine in a very real way. Wears a knee brace for some chronic pain. I don’t think she’s quite disabled but… I once heard the term “flexibly abled” — she definitely can’t do all the things a person in her mid-late twenties can without a lot of pain. She/her. Played by a mixed actor, or a Latina actor who can pass as ambiguous. Dirtbag left.Character Agelate twentiesCharacter Race/Ethnic IdentityMixed Race LatinaCharacter Gender Identitywoman
- Jessie StoneMid/late twenties. White. Bicurious — then Bi. Drag Race. Visibly the youngest. Daughter of Manhattanite liberal elite socialites (her Mom probably gets lunch with Ira Glass). Bit of a yuppie. Reads as “straight”. No tattoos or piercings, relatively “normal” haircut. Impressionable, has several friend groups and changes based on which one she’s in. Empathetic. Genuinely empathetic. A bit of an NYC socialite. But the type you want to meet. Really good at talking to people. Really good at makeup. She/her. Bleeding heart liberal.Character Agemid twentiesCharacter Race/Ethnic IdentityWhiteCharacter Gender Identitywoman
- Rico De LeonLate twenties. Latino. Straight. Film nerd. Verhoeven films. Service industry. Stylish in a minimal way. Extremely, genuinely polite and friendly. Always has on something like work pants, boots, and a T-shirt. Maybe dyed hair. Into professional wrestling, cult classic movies, and anime. He/ him. Played by a Latino actor. Definitely someone who’s unambiguously latino/ has some Afro-Latino or Indigenous features. Relatively apathetic on specific political matters, but certainly falls to the left.Character Agelate twentiesCharacter Race/Ethnic IdentityLatinoCharacter Gender IdentityMan
- Heather BakerLate twenties/early thirties. White. Queer Theory. Just coming out as a lesbian after a long long period of denial. Not yet out as nonbinary when we meet them —then newly out. WASP. Works for a publishing company. Has a bit of that cottagecore thing going on. MFA. Wealthy, conservative, Calvinist parents. Very empathetic. Very kind. Maybe a little highly strung, though. Believes in politeness and manners. Definitely not out to parents. Almost all of the outward aspects of Heather change in Act 2… that’s when you see the rage. She/her. Then they/them. Played by a nonbinary actor who’s comfortable presenting as femme/ playing a character who’s referred to as a woman in the first act. Progressive left.Character Agelate twenties/early thirtiesCharacter Race/Ethnic IdentityWhiteCharacter Gender IdentityAFAB nonbinary
Development History
- Type Reading, Organization The Spade Collective, Year 2023
Production History
- Type Fringe, Organization The Spade Collective // Cafe Katan , Year 2024
Awards
- Second-RounderAustin Film Festival Stage Play Competition2023
- Breaking and Entering Theatre CollectiveSemi-Finalist2023
- Meditative Writing FellowshipSemi-Finalist2023
- National Playwrights ConferenceEugene O'Neill Theatre CenterSemi-Finalist2024
- Second-RounderAustin Film Festival Stageplay Competition
- Breaking and Entering Theatre Collective 2023 SeasonSemi-Finalist
- Meditative Writing FellowshipSemi-Finalist